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OS X Yosemite [OT]
- Thread starter giga
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It's working. My only problem so far was that apparently it doesn't preserve settings when disabled. I was trying to switch to DuckDuckGo and disabled Keyword Search to properly test it, but when I turned it on again some time later, all my defined searches were gone. Obviously shouldn't be an issue if you just leave the extension enabled.
Aliquidmeri
Member
That fixed it! thanks so much!
VanquishUK
Member
Anyone here tried Hackintoshing it?
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I really like the new update. No major flaws, generally good performance on my early 2011 Pro.
The new Safari is really nice. I think they finally got everything that typically made me leave in the past.
The new Safari is really nice. I think they finally got everything that typically made me leave in the past.
I installed dots icons and think they look great
Currently in the process of manually creating the icons for the non-covered apps.
This is fantastic, I just spent the last 20 mins setting it up. Thanks!
Klaymator14
Member
i have a hackintosh installation of yosemite using the clover bootloader, everything is working fine as far as i can tell, about to test SMS relay on my iPhone after it finishes updating to 8.1
call forwarding works but the other features like continuity and handoff do not work since i do not have a compatible bluetooth module (i can probably hack the USB one i have to work with it possibly but i'm not so sure) i might end up buying the mini pci cards used in the iMacs and get an adapter
update: SMS relay works just fine! if anyone needs help with getting their hackintosh working with Yosemite let me know, i've got a decent amount of knowhow i'd like to think
Always-honest
Banned
Anyone tried this on a late 2013, early 2014 imac?
I don't want to ruin it...
I don't want to ruin it...
How will my 2010 MBP fare with Yosemite, you think? I have an SSD in there now, and it performs really well with Mountain Lion.
I never bit on Mavericks due to lack of any killer features and way too many reports of lousy battery life on that OS.
I'm kind of terrified to do the upgrade now with this new OS.
Is it fairly straightforward to go back to my current Mountain Lion setup with the use of Time Machine?
I never bit on Mavericks due to lack of any killer features and way too many reports of lousy battery life on that OS.
I'm kind of terrified to do the upgrade now with this new OS.
Is it fairly straightforward to go back to my current Mountain Lion setup with the use of Time Machine?
Garrett Hawke
Member
Thanks for this
Garrett Hawke
Member
When I got my MBP it was on Mountain Lion. Mavericks messed up the battery life + performance but Yosemite seems so far much snappier than Mountain Lion.
In what way would it ruin a less than 1 year old computer...?
Bit of paranoia there.
minor effort
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Instant Hotspot is popping up occasionally since updating my phone to 8.1, but still seems like it has trouble detecting it. Kinda frustrating.
NintendoRev
Member
Runs fine on Mine!
That's good to know. My MBA originally shipped with ML, and after an upgrade to Mavericks and then the Yosemite beta it still reset to ML. They must have updated the process.
Dreams-Visions
Member
+1
It got very smooth after the first day. No performance complains now other than an ocassional failure to allow the trackpad to function correctly requiring a reboot.
details, please. what board and where did you order it from?
I can see people being upset about that, but that's some sensationalist bull written into the lead and opening of that article. The actual KB article clearly states it's not taking the contents of your hard drive or even results located on your hard drive. So if you're fine with Google, this shouldn't be any different; it's web search info being sent back to home base.
Sir Abacus
Member
A tool that delivers integrated results from the web actually has the gall to submit your queries to a server?
Well shit, next thing they'll be complaining that buying shit on Amazon is secretly recording your shopping habits.
The Real Abed
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I'm okay with this and think people who hate it are so paranoid. It's hilarious to watch though.
I like it as a gay man for its LGBT connotations. Kind of makes me wonder if Cook (based on the rumors) likes it a lot himself
I find it annoying to, but it's based on how iMessage works. It prioritizes security a bit and every message is encrypted separately for each device added to the account and added. After that it's not stored anywhere. So, there's no way to "send the history" to a new device unless they maybe implemented some kind of option for you to be able to do that from an existing device.
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I like it as a gay man for its LGBT connotations. Kind of makes me wonder if Cook (based on the rumors) likes it a lot himself
You would think they could use it for that, but it seems they are preserving it's history as a plain old logo for the company and they have a totally separate one for LGBT symbolism:
For only notes? 1GB is probably sufficient
Just don't browse Tumblr.
Melted mine. 2011 MBP 17". Was running fine for a few days before I plugged in my Wacom tablet. Boy did it not like that. Split my screen and switched orientation. Did a restart. Was prompted to download a new Wacom driver. Did that and the MB restarted itself over and over again, always ending at a gray screen. Booting to my Time Machine drive didn't help. Had to boot from my Install DVD, open Disk Utility to see that my internal HD was now "incompatible" or something, erased it, and finally got Time Machine to restore my laptop to pre-Yosemite status.
Probably my fault, I ignored the warning that my Wacom driver was not compatible with Yosemite. This time I will update the OS, then update the driver, then attempt to connect the tablet.
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My early 2011 MBP (i7, 8GB RAM) is happy with it.
Hell, there's some 2009 MBP's on this thread running Yosemite.
I tried installing the Steelseries mouse drivers and instantly got a kernel panic. It would constantly kernel panic on the login screen too. I had to boot from my backup and delete all the Steelseries files by hand that the uninstaller didn't remove. Funny how these input device drivers can completely trash an install single handedly.
I've got Yosemite on a 2009 iMac and a pair of 11" MBAs (2010 and 2012), all with 4GB RAM and generally with the low-tier specs. So far, it's been great on all of them.
I mostly just browse the web and code (in Xcode, Webstorm, and Coda), with occasional image and audio editing (various Adobe CC products and Apple Logic).
I generally like the look. The Helvetica menus aren't so great on non-retina, but Apple (as they often do) were probably designing more for the devices to come, not the average devices in use today.
I mostly just browse the web and code (in Xcode, Webstorm, and Coda), with occasional image and audio editing (various Adobe CC products and Apple Logic).
I generally like the look. The Helvetica menus aren't so great on non-retina, but Apple (as they often do) were probably designing more for the devices to come, not the average devices in use today.
Sir Abacus
Member
Dumb shit developers think "Oh I can code in kernel space" then shit the bed. I don't know what those tools do that can't be done in user space but there's absolutely no reason for a mouse driver to be there shitting up the kernel.
Delicious Waffles
Member
Mid-2009 MBP here. Working flawlessly. A lot better than Mavericks.
Yeah, I've only heard good report with the transition. Good to hear it isn't dying off like older iPhones have with OS upgrades.
Delicious Waffles
Member
Agreed. I was a little wary about making the jump but I had time on my hands so I went for it. Upgrade probably took an hour at most (downloading + installing). Only drawback, which is something I dealt with Mavericks as well, is it takes a couple of minutes for it to start up after I shut it down every night before bed. I'm sure it has to do with the aging hardware and, in all honesty, it's not even a big deal since I turn it on and do other stuff before actually using it. Overall, I'm happy.
Same here. Runs just fine.
I don't have anything other than Dropbox starting up on login, which probably helps, too.
My mid-2009 is running great too, I did have an issue with the wifi after upgrading but I managed to fix that with a quick google search
thechristoph
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Is it just me or are the fonts like, way smaller than they were in Mavericks? Some things, like the timer on YouTube, look like they're meant for a Retina display but there aren't enough pixels to display it correctly. Like, dithered or something. Unfortunately my MBA does not have a Retina display.
2009! Not everyone's so privileged. I've got Yosemite cruising along on a late 2008 MacBook Pro (maxed out with 8 GB of RAM and an SDD). Not the greatest for heavy photo editing but still very much usable.
I very rarely get phone calls, but just as I finished setting up phone call handoff someone called (not someone I'd typically welcome a call from, but for experimentation's sake it was perfect timing)! It was nice being able to seamless take the call without putting my laptop aside.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Yeah, I've been on their Dev branch forever. They had an update pretty early on in the Yosemite Beta.
I wish I had an iPhone so I could use handoff and continuity myself. But then I think to my issues with the 3GS and lovingly touch my Nexus 5. At least that one person had use today. Either way, woah! I'd say that's crazy but you've clearly upgraded specs so it could have been a lot worse. How'd the.non-retina display treating you, though? The menus look weird to me in the screencaps I've seen online. It'd a bit close together, kinda fuzzy even. Gotta bless Apple.
Jesus. I'm just wondering if installing Yosemite will exacerbate the ticking time bomb that is the early 2011 MBP gpu
Dreams-Visions
Member
speaking of, i had to get my GPU reballed. Been working beautifully since I did so in May. But boy was I worried I was gonna have to come out of $1200+ to get a new logic board. $160 later, I was a happy man.
I'm running this 'ish on my (admittedly updated) 2008 macbook aluminum.
At this point I'm under the impression a hamster and a wheel power source could run Yosemite.